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It is an offence under the Nature Conservation
(Scotland) Act 2004
to 'deliberately or recklessly pick, collect,
cut, uproot or destroy a wild plant'.
Fragrant Orchid has recently been split into three
species:
Common Fragrant Orchid (some books call
it Chalk Fragrant Orchid) Gymnadenia conopsea, which is very rare in Scotland.
Heath Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia borealis
which is the common Fragrant Orchid of Scotland and Marsh Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia densiflora. |
The very rare Marsh Fragrant Orchid (undisclosed
site)
This very rare Marsh Fragrant Orchid is only known
at one site on Mull discovered in 2010

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